§1What this business is

CRC sheet, angles and MS plate are sheared, pressed, welded and painted into the body; burners, gas piping, gas cocks and knobs are fitted, and each range is tested for performance. Domestic ranges sell through appliance shops; heavy-duty ranges go to restaurants, canteens, hospitals and labs. The profile cites IS 4760 as the product specification.

Capacity: Not printed as a number of units; cost of production ₹55.42 L a year at full capacity.

§2Is it right for you?

Who it is for

A sheet-metal fabricator with links to hotel, canteen and appliance dealers.

Who it is not for

Someone who cannot guarantee gas-leak safety testing.

Advantages

  • LPG use keeps spreading to small towns
  • Commercial kitchens need heavy-duty ranges
  • Sheet-metal skills are widely available
  • Can also make tandoors and bhatti burners

Drawbacks

  • Thin margin in the profile
  • Gas-safety quality must be perfect
  • Branded stoves dominate retail
  • Steel price swings

Skills you need

  • Sheet-metal fabrication and welding
  • Gas piping and leak testing
  • Painting and finishing
  • Selling to commercial kitchens

Why difficulty 3/5: Fabrication is standard, but gas safety and BIS rules raise the bar.

§3Market

Who buys

  • Households (urban and semi-urban)
  • Restaurants, fast-food joints and eateries
  • Canteens, hospitals and cafeterias
  • Laboratories

How it sells

  • Appliance and utensil dealers
  • Direct orders from commercial kitchens
  • Gas agency tie-ups

Good to know

  • The profile notes the conventional domestic type has the largest consumption, while heavy-duty ranges serve commercial users.

§4Raw material & machinery

ItemQtyCost
Guillotine shearing machine1—
Power press and spot welding machine1 each—
Electric welding transformer and gas welding equipment1 each—
Drilling machine, portable drill, flexible-shaft grinder, double-ended bench grinder1 each—
Spray painting equipment and baking oven1 each—
Testing equipment1 set—
Total equipment (all items above)1 lot₹8.00 lakh

From: KVIC Project Profile — LPG Cooking Range (PMEGP)

  • CRC sheet, iron angles, MS platebody; raw material ₹43.20 lakh a year in the profile
  • Cast iron or alloy burners, piping, gas cock assemblies, knobs, hardwarebought-in parts named in the profile

From: KVIC Project Profile — LPG Cooking Range (PMEGP)

Suppliers in Building Business Bazaar

LPG Equipment Research Centre (LERC), Bengaluru · Bengaluru →Prem Engg. Works · Delhi →Essential Machine Tools (P) Ltd · Mumbai →Atlas Engg. Works · Batala →JNW Engineers · Delhi →Mahalaxmi Engg. Works · Delhi →P. K. Engg. Works · Aligarh →Patel Indl. Corporation · Delhi →S.S. Mechanical Works · Ludhiana →Simplicity Engineers · Delhi →United Machine Co · Delhi →

§5Licences & registration

  1. BIS certification where the product falls under the domestic gas stove Quality Control Order (IS 4246); the profile cites IS 4760
  2. Udyam registration
  3. GST
  4. Pollution board consent for painting and welding if your state requires it

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§6Schemes & subsidies

PMEGP fits (KVIC profile); MUDRA covers loans up to ₹20 L; CGTMSE; Stand-Up India for SC/ST or women founders.

§7Money

How the investment is worked out: KVIC profile: equipment ₹8.00 L (guillotine shear, flexible-shaft grinder, portable and pillar drilling machines, electric and gas welding, bench grinder, spray painting, baking oven, spot welding, power press, testing equipment) + working capital ₹9.20 L = ₹17.20 L. Land own; workshed not costed.

Working capital: Raw material ₹43.20 L a year; working capital ₹9.20 L.

Year not printed on the KVIC profile — check current machinery prices.

How to prepare a loan file

§8Export potential

Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export

7321.11Cooking appliances and plate warmers of iron or steel, for gas fuel or for both gas and other fuels

Export council / board: EEPC India

  • Confirm the 8-digit ITC(HS) line with DGFT or your customs broker.
  • You need an Import Export Code (IEC) from DGFT before the first shipment.

§9Risks — where people fail

  • Gas-leak or burn accident liability
  • Steel price rise
  • Brand competition
  • Thin margins

§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan

A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.

  1. Days 1–30: Visit a working lpg cooking range unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
  2. Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (BIS certification where the product falls under the domestic gas stove Quality Control Order (IS 4246); the profile cites IS 4760, Udyam registration), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
  3. Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.

§11Who to connect with

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Sources

  1. KVIC Project Profile — LPG Cooking Range (PMEGP)

Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.